[TowerTalk] This is what I used to tension my guy wires and itworked

[Barry]

K7LXC at aol.com wrote:
>  
> In a message dated 7/11/2007 10:49:31 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
> towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:
>
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>>  Will this type of gauge work with  phillistran?
>>     
>
>
>     Sort of. The problem is that the Phillystran OD  is bigger than the 
> equivalent EHS because of its plastic jacket. The Loos uses  a sort of plastic 
> keeper to hold the guy wire for measurement and for the most  part the Phillystran 
> OD is too big to fit into the keeper. The exception is  HPTG4000 which is the 
> 3/16" EHS equivalent - it'll just fit into the keeper of  the PT-2 so you can 
> measure it directly. But that's it.
>  
>     Normal Phillystran installation calls for steel  guys for 10-15 feet 
> above the anchor to prevent vandalism and possible fire  damage. You can cut 
> Phillystran easily with a razor knife or light the  jacket on fire with a lighter 
> so discretion is called for. 
>  
> Cheers,
> Steve     K7LXC
> _www.championradio.com_ (http://www.championradio.com) 
> Cell:  206-890-4188    
>
>   
It's been over 10 years since I posted to Towertalk a little experiment 
I did with a Loos tension gauge.  I measured Phillystran (how many ways 
are there to misspell this product?  :.)  ) then measured the 3/16 EHS 
in series with it.  Both measured just about the same, showing that you 
can use a Loos tension gauge to measure Phillystran, at least the 4000 
lb stuff ant close to recommended tensions.
73,
Barry W2UP

P.S.  I even found the original posting: 
http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/Towertalk/1996-08/msg00084.html

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Barry Kutner, W2UP             
Newtown, PA